bass viol

English

Noun

bass viol (plural bass viols)

1. A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello.

   My piano teacher also plays the bass viol.

Synonyms

• double bass, upright bass, string bass, bass fiddle, bass violin, doghouse bass, contrabass, stand-up bass, bull fiddle

Derived terms

• bass violist

 

Translations

musical instrument — see double bass

See also

• division viol (a viol that plays in the bass range, but not a "bass viol")

Further reading

• bass viol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia